How many ways can a body have fun indoors? Well, if we’re talking wholesome activities that the whole family or friend group can enjoy, why not place air hockey, basketball, and other arcade games at the top of the list? Dinner and drinks always make for a good time, too. And then, of course, we…
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Maker Flea Market – A Tale from “Antique Gay City”
You can always tell who’s new to Hudson, because they like to go shopping for stuff. After you’ve lived in Hudson for a while, or your whole life, there’s a tendency to want to get rid of things. That’s my current status. I wanted pancakes last weekend, so I invited a Hudson “newbie” to Bob’s….
Iron and Grass
You’ve passed it multiple times and wondered what’s that? Opened in August 2021, in the former Liberi School on Route 9, Iron and Grass is a new steak chophouse, right outside of Hudson. The name, Iron and Grass, is derived from the locally grass-fed meat cooked in a cast iron pan. Cooking in a pan…
Antique Gay City
This past week, a friend sent me a couple of screenshots saved by @pepperives. There was a facebook post in one of the community boards about someone who didn’t want vinegar on their avocado sandwich and the server refused to change the sandwich. The post on the community board quickly devolved into complaints about customer…
City of Hudson Cemetery Tour
One of the BEST tours in Hudson, is the annual Cemetery Tour given by Spotty Dog’s Kelley Drahushuk and sponsored by the Hudson Area Library’s History Room. The tour is filled with historical facts, descriptions, and you learn, literally, where the bodies are buried! The tour was last Saturday, Oct 23rd. The City’s cemetery, born…
Margaret Morris for Hudson
Margaret Morris is a write-in candidate for Alder the 1st Ward of the City of Hudson’s Common Council. Write-in candidates require voters to physically WRITE the person’s name in the box marked “Write In”. For more information on Margaret Morris’ campaign, please visit her website, MorrisForHudson.com. Margaret Morris – Candidate for 1st Ward Alder Q:…
Aromaster Class with Michael Schachner at Poured Candle Bar
Michael Schachner with Ricky, Dennis and Lisa of Poured Candle Bar I don’t drink wine…well, not really. If I’m at a dinner party and everyone is drinking wine, sure, pour me a glass. If I’m going to a party, I’ll walk into the wine store and ask the clerk to pick a bottle out for…
Gallery Exhibit at 704 Columbia Street
Steven Stollman at 704 Columbia Street Who remembers the bicycle shop around Houston and Mulberry Streets in downtown New York? Steven Stollman, pictured above, used to own and run the bicycle shop by the Puck Building from 1974-2010. He has owned 704 Columbia Street (former home of WGXC radio) on 7th Street Park for the…
Intersection of Race, Gender and Sexuality at the Albany Center Gallery
Written by: Katherine Kimkatherine@trixieslist.comInstagram @wanderingberet There is a powerful art exhibition on view at the Albany Center Gallery. “SEEN examines and celebrates the pluralistic experiences that affect and shape the identities of those whose bodies exist at the intersections of race, gender and sexuality.” SEEN is a group show curated by Jennie Tang, ACG Curatorial…
What Is This WYLDE Thing?
Last April, the Wylde Market – on Saturdays from 11 ’til dark -sprang up on S. 3rd Street between Partition and Union streets. A curiously-curated collection of artisans’ wares from the Hudson Valley (and beyond), the WYLDE market comprises three groups of vendors in rotation throughout the summer. Each group makes several visits until the…